Chapter 28: Comforting Gestures

Author: zeusfluff.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Blue Blood's characters. They belong to CBS. I do own all originals though. Date Started: 6/7/24. Date Finished: 6/8/24. Enjoy!

The dark circles under Eddie's eyes hadn't gone unnoticed to Jamie. Quite the opposite. The two lie against their bed frame, Eddie in his strong, protective embrace, his left hand running through her soft blond locks of hair. She wasn't talking much and was eating even less. Which wasn't like her. Jamie ran a hand through her golden hair one more time and then asked a question.

"Do you want something to eat babe?"

Eddie didn't move. She did speak though.

"I guess so."

Jamie untangled Eddie from his embrace and fixed the blankets around her.

"How about some of my tomato soup with rosemary and some tea?"

Saying nothing, Eddie had her hands in her lap, staring straight ahead of her at an invisible crack in the wall by the door. Jamie placed a kiss to her forehead and leaned his own against it.

"Patrick is out there babe. Don't give up."

It was about 20 minutes and Jamie came back with a bowl of steaming tomato and rosemary soup and some tea for Eddie on a wooden breakfast tray. Setting it on the bed, he encouraged Eddie to take a bite.

"It might not have enough Rosemary in it. Have a bite. Be careful its hot."

He sat on the bed next to her and watched her take a spoonful and put it in her mouth. For a moment, he thought he saw a ghost of a smile on her face. But it vanished just as quickly.

"Thanks for the soup bub, but I'm not really hungry. I'll just drink the tea. Thanks."

Jamie gave Eddie a slightly saddened look.

"Honey, you need to eat something. If you don't eat your going to get very sick. You need to keep eating not only for yourself but for Patrick too. He's getting all his nourishment from you right now."

At this admission from Jamie, it got Eddie's attention. She looked into his eyes and her voice was a quiver.

"But where is he? Why haven't we found him yet? I can't take this Jamie. What if something bad has happened to him? I can't keep pumping all my milk and then throwing it out. We have to find him."

Eddie put the spoon back in the bowl and Jamie moved the tray to the side table on her side of the bed. Taking her in his arms once more, he rocked her for a few minutes. He missed Patrick just as much as she did, but he wasn't experiencing any of the changes she was that came having a baby.

"We will sweetheart. I promise. Have you ever known me to break a promise to you?"

Eddie shook her head slowly as she lies her head against his chest, and it seemed to lull her into a semi-comfortable state of mind. The sound of his heartbeat always seemed to calm her. He hated seeing her this way. It broke his heart. All he could do was comfort her and tell her everything was going to be alright.

Jamie was just falling into a light slumber when his phone rang. Picking up his phone from his side table without disturbing Eddie, he answered.

"Hey kid, Officer Lancaster caved. Patrick is with a couple by the name's Megan and Matt Garson. They live at 116 West 18th street in Tribeca at the Prosperous Winds apartments. Apartment 16A."

Jamie nodded his head and sighed in relief.

"Thanks Danny."

Before he hung up, he heard Danny speak again.

"You didn't hear this from me kid. Be safe out there. They are going to try and fight this you'll most likely need to do a DNA test to prove to them Patrick is your son. If you need back up, I'll be right around the corner if you need it. We have evidence now."

Meanwhile in a very expensive apartment in Tribeca, Megan Garson rocked a very fussy Patrick. There was no pacifying him no matter what she did.

"Matt! Can you make Toby a bottle?"

The frazzled husband of Mrs. Garson looked at her with slight annoyance in his eyes.

"I thought you fed him an hour ago!"

Megan felt like she was at the end of her rope. She rocked Patrick some more.

"Come on Toby. Mommy needs to know what you want. I fed you, changed you, burped you. What do you want?"

Patrick continued to cry only getting louder as the minutes ticked by. He stuck a fist in his mouth and sucked on it, his cries becoming loud whimpers. The sound of the doorbell made Patrick begin to cry again and Megan made her way towards the door. Opening it, she came face to face with both Jamie and Eddie. Eddie's face lit up as she saw Patrick in Megan's arms.

"He's so handsome. There's my boy."

Megan felt her defenses and the walls go up. She began to back away from the door and started to close it, but it was Jamie who put his foot in the door.

"Please just give us our son back."

Megan looked frightened and then saw that her husband Matt was by her side instantly.

"Actually, the two of you gave up those rights after you signed a contract."

Jamie and Eddie looked at each other and they both took a photo out of their pockets. Holding their official police department photos up towards the couple in question, they heard Megan give a surprised gasp.

"You're the police?"

Matt snatched the photos from Jamie and Eddie and tore them in pieces, throwing it back at them.

"Those photos are lies. Get off my doorstep. Don't come back or I'll file a restraining order against the both of you."

Jamie kept his foot in the door and shook his head. He threw in his two cents.

"We can come back with a warrant to gather DNA from him to prove that he belongs to us. Doctor Matthews pulled the wool over your eyes."

The front door of the lavish apartment was shut in their face. Eddie felt herself crumbling from the inside. Jamie felt his blood begin to boil. This was their son. But they would have to prove that they were Patrick's parents. Even if they had to go to court, and he didn't want to do that. There had to be another way to accomplish this with as little trauma to Patrick as possible. He was the innocent in all this.

All of this happened because of Officer Lancaster. This whole thing was just a mess. When the couple arrived back home, Eddie changed into something comfortable climbed into bed, turning onto her side staring straight at the wall. She felt the bed dip slightly and then Jamie wrap his strong arms around her waist and his warm breath against the back of her neck. He placed a few warm kisses to it and then whispered to her.

"This is going to be over before they can snap their fingers babe. Patrick will be back with us and in your arms in no time. Get some rest. I'm right here."

Eddie curled into Jamie and stayed there, Jamie never letting go for one minute. His wife really needed him. Their baby had been stolen from them and they were going to get him back.

To Be Continued…

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